Many traumatic injuries can be prevented. Think First is an organization that addresses prevention (research and policy) of injuries such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI), and other injuries. Explore the website and:
Discuss a minimum of one prevention strategy to prevent TBI in children and youth.
Describe the role teachers and other school staff should play in the area of prevention. Should schools be responsible for prevention programs? If not who?
How will you as a teacher use data to drive your instruction? Be as specific as possible and be sure to provide examples.
Chudler, E. (n.d.) Brain facts that make you go, “hmmmmm”. Retrieved on November 26, 2013, from http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/ffacts.html
Objectives
Analyze diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Analyze influences of childhood disorders on Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Analyze influences of neurocognitive impairments and psychological disorders on differential diagnoses.
Analyze influences of medications on diagnosis.
Discussion 1: Childhood Disorders: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorders are among the most pervasive mental disorders of childhood. Children and adolescents diagnosed with the autism spectrum disorders possess impairments in social communication and interaction, as well as, restricted and/or repetitive patterns of behavior, interest, or activities. As a future professional in the field, you might seek a variety of resources to ensure that the child or adolescent, as a member of a vulnerable population, receives the most appropriate level of care for assessment and diagnosis.
Watch video and do a one page reflection about key areas in the video https://youtu.be/N5M_Xo9f6i0
That is the video link on youtube it will not let me link it on here.
In an academic essay (introduction, body paragraph(s) and conclusion; 2 pages about 600 words), answer the following questions:
1) What is open-group curricula and how is it used?
2) Explain facilitation issues in the group setting.
In this Opinion Paper:
Start by defining stigma and mental illness.
Discuss at least one theory that describes how stigma is formed.
Discuss how stigma effects individuals living with mental illness.
Finally, discuss how mitigating stigma impacts treatment for individuals with mental illness.
Your paper should be between 2-3 pages in length and in APA format. Your paper should be submitted by
Choose one of the diagnoses listed below. Discuss an evidence-based practice (EBP) for the diagnosis. Discuss any disparities in treatment (racial, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, geographical location, social conditions, etc.). Use a scholarly source to cite your description of the EBP and the disparity.
Any selected diagnosis writing to be 250-350 words and have at least one citation and one reference in APA format
Anxiety
Bipolar disorders
Oppositional defiance disorder
Depression
Schizoaffective disorder
Write your own definition for the term mental health. What stigmas, if any, do you believe are associated with the field of mental health and why? What are some strategies to address the stigma(s)?
Each question to be 200 – 300 words and have at least one citation and one reference in APA format
Describe the key classes of drugs used to treat your selected disorder.
Analyze and describe the agonist-antagonist activity of the drugs, and the receptor types and subtypes on which the drugs will exert their pharmacological action.
Indicate if these drugs will reverse or slow the disease process, or if they will only help ameliorate symptoms.
What are SSRIs? (S. S. Robertson, Ed.). News-Medical.net. https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-are-SSRIs.aspx
Medline Plus. (n.d.). Generalized anxiety disorder – self-care: MedlinePlus medical encyclopedia. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000685.htm
National Institute of Mental Health. (n.d.). Generalized anxiety disorder. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/generalized-anxiety-disorder
Rosenthal, L. D., & Burchum, J. R. (2021). Lehne’s pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (2nd ed.). Elsevier, Inc.
Tomasi, J., Lisoway, A. J., Zai, C. C., Harripaul, R., Müller, D. J., Zai, G. C., McCabe, R. E., Richter, M. A., Kennedy, J. L., & Tiwari, A. K. (2019). Towards precision medicine in generalized anxiety disorder: Review of genetics and pharmaco(epi)genetics. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 119, 33–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.09.002
